au pair
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++au pair /əʊ ˈpeə $ oʊ ˈper/ noun [countable] FAMILYa young person, usually a woman, who stays with a family in a foreign country to learn the language, and looks after their children for a small wage 换工互惠生,寄居生〔通常为女性,住在外国家庭里学习外语并帮助照看孩子〕
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au pair• The au pair may have a different view of her status in the household than her employers do.Origin au pair (1800-1900) French “on equal terms”au pair nounChinese
Corpus who person, a usually with young a a stays woman,
au pair
au pair /əʊ ˈpeə $ oʊ ˈper/
noun [countable]
au pair /əʊ ˈpeə $ oʊ ˈper/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: 'on equal terms'
a young person, usually a woman, who stays with a family in a foreign country to learn the language, and looks after their children for a small wage
Language: French
Origin: 'on equal terms'